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Introduction
Michael Agbayani Calaramo
Garden Director & Curator
Northwestern University Ecotorism Park & Botanic Gardens
Heads the Biodiversity Research Unit.
The Herbarium of Northwestern Luzon Philippines (HNUL)
Currently works at the Office of the University President - Executive Division, as head of the Ecosystem Management & Development Office, Northwestern University, Philippines.
Research Leader in the ARRCN Northern Light Project - Northwesterniana Team for the 'Asian Raptor Migration in the Northern Luzon, Philippines'.
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Current position
- Managing Director - Center for Biodiversity Conservation Restoration Ecology
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August 2006 - present
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Publications (22)
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by the presence of amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaques in the brain, and studies have linked the formation of these plaques with oxidative stress and advanced glycation end products (AGEs). Two endemic Philippine Psychotria species from Ilocos Norte, Psychotria luzoniensis (Cham. & Schltdl...
Vivit MB, Batuyong RG, Damian AFT, Gaoat CA, Beltran KGD, Alejo AB, Calaramo MA, Ibana FV, Batuyong MAR. 2024. Metabolite profiling, in vitro antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibitory properties of Timonius ternifolius leaves. Biodiversitas 25: 3027-3034. The genus Timonius (Rubiaceae) possesses different pharmacological properties. One understudied...
We collected specimens in Ilocos Norte, Philippines, and identified them as Plagiostachys parviflora (C.Presl) Ridl. (Zingiberaceae: Alpinioideae), a species of which the identity remains doubtful since its publication in 1827. This is one of the ginger species described and illustrated by Carl Presl using Thaddäus Haenke's specimen collected in th...
Two new species of Begonia endemic to the Philippines are described from the province of Ilocos Sur, Northwestern Luzon: Begonia tiradpassensis (B. sect. Baryandra) from Tirad Pass, and Begonia bessangpassensis (B. sect. Petermannia) from the subsummit of Bessang Pass Natural Monument/Landmark. Based on IUCN Red List list criteria, B. tiradpassensi...
Two new species of Begonia endemic to the Philippines are described from the province of Ilocos Sur, Northwestern Luzon: Begonia tiradpassensis (B. sect. Baryandra) from Tirad Pass, and Begonia bessangpassensis (B. sect. Petermannia) from the subsummit of Bessang Pass Natural Monument/Landmark. Based on IUCN Red List list criteria, B. tiradpassensi...
Fontarum-Bulawin NF, Medecilo-Guiang MMP, Calaramo MA, Alejandro GJD. 2023. Palynology of Philippine Amorphophallus Blume ex Decne. (Araceae) and its taxonomic implications. Biodiversitas 24: 4095-4109. Amorphophallus is one of the genera of Araceae with diverse pollen characters. This study aimed to investigate the pollen morphological characters...
Annual full count during the Spring Migration of Greyfaced Buzzard and Chinese Sparrowhawks in the NW Luzon, Philippines.
A botanical exploration conducted by the Northwestern University – Biodiversity Research Unit and other collaborating institutions in the Ilocos Region, Northwestern Luzon, Philippines, led to the documentation of five Amorphophallus species in the area. Here, we provide new distributional records for A. longispathaceus and A. urceolatus, an expand...
Batuyong MAR, Calaramo MA, Alejandro GJD. 2021. Inventory of Rubiaceae species in Mt. Pao Range, Ilocos Norte, Northwestern Luzon, Philippines. Biodiversitas 22: 3604-3612. Botanical assessments in the Philippines are mostly conducted on declared Protected Areas (PAs). However, many remaining potentially interesting and largely unexplored floristic...
Recent exploration on the northern Cordillera Mountain Range of Ilocos Norte, Philippines, resulted in the rediscovery of Psychotria palimlimensis Sohmer & A.P. Davis. This is an endemic Psychotria species first collected by Ramos in 1918 and identified as P. subalpina. However, the diagnosis of Sohmer and A.P. Davis in 2007 proposed it as a new sp...
The northern Cordillera Mountain Range of Ilocos Norte is an important site for floristic studies in the northwestern part of the Philippines. However, most of its forested areas remain understudied and limited data are available on the structure of its floristic communities. Here, a preliminary checklist of Rubiaceae species in Ilocos Norte is pro...
The Metropolitan Ilocos Norte Watershed Forest Reserve (MINWFR) is among the remaining intact limestone formations and a critical protected area in Northwestern Luzon. There have been few published floristic studies despite its undeniable rich biological importance. Therefore, this paper primarily aims to provide a preliminary checklist of vascular...
Another Begonia is discovered from the northwestern tip of the Island of Luzon, Philippines. Begonia palemlemensis is a vigorous Begonia growing in the tropical montane rainforest of Kalbario Patapat Natural Park in the municipalities of Adams and Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte. The species resembles Begonia droseroides in having a hirsute indumentum. It i...
The Northwestern Luzon has high diversity of Orchids. The Northwestern University Ecotourism Park & Botanic Gardens (NUEBG) Biological Diversity Research Unit has identified 4 new species of orchids for the past 4 years including the Robiquetia ilocosnortense Calaramo et al 2018. The genus Robiquetia in the Northwest Luzon is represented by: Robiqu...
Three new combinations under the genus Bulbophyllum and one new combination under the genus Dendrobium are proposed. This work is aimed to solve the ambiguity in the Philippine Orchidaceae. Keywords: Epidendroideae, Malesian flora, Mindanao, plant taxonomy, tropical botany
Abstract:
The Northwestern Range of the Cordillera of the island of Luzon has a high diversity of orchids. There are 117 species occurring in the 11 major unique ecosystems evaluated by the Northwestern University Ecotourism Park & Botanic Gardens (NUEBG) plant expedition and exploration team. The family Orchidaceae in this area is well represent...
Thrixspermum nicolasiorum Calaramo, Cootes et Naive
(Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae; Vandeae; Aeridinae) a new
species from the forest fragments of Vintar, Ilocos Norte, is
described and illustrated. Though similar to Tx. subulatum,
the new species is clearly distinguished in having an
oblanceolate to ovate dorsal sepal, falcate lateral sepals,
narrow...
In 2009, during the North-westerniana Expedition in Northwestern Luzon, the fi rst author (MAC) found a species of Euphlebi-um which could not be immediately identifi ed. A search of the relevant literature for the Philippines and surrounding countries failed to fi nd a matching epithet. We hereby take this opportunity to name this species as Euphl...
Inhalt: Cleisostoma iloconense (Orchidaceae) Calaramo, Cootes and Palting spec. nov. Eine neue Art aus dem Nordwesten von Luzon, Philippinen Cleisostoma iloconense (Orchidaceae) Calaramo, Cootes and Palting spec. nov. A new species from northwestern Luzon, Philippines Calaramo, michael agbayani; CootES, Jim und PaltINg, Venus 1-4 Die Orchidee Herau...
With 50 species of the genus Nepenthes L. currently described from the Philippines, it is without doubt that the country, along with the islands of Sumatra (Indonesia) and Borneo (Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei), should be considered the center of diversity of the genus. In this work, we describe two new species. One species, N. aenigma sp. nov., is f...
Pyrostria triflora, a new species of the tribe Vanguerieae of Rubiaceae from the Philippines is described and illustrated. The new species is unique from other representatives of the genus by its strictly 3-flowered inflorescences and geographic distribution.Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 22(1): 55–58, 2015 (June)
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A small tree up to 10 ft tall pinnate leaves with axillary flowers with short peduncles. with papilionoid flower 1cm in diameter, with small flattned pods 2cm long by .5 cm wide bearing few seeds. Drought resistant growing in ultramafic or poor rocky soils.
